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Short shifter by DC sport for my honda accord 97 ex the place wanted $125 is
that too much? And would it doany good adding that peace?

short shifters are a purely cosmetic add-on

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Charles Tague
93 Honda Civic DX HB
1.6L SOHC VTEC 14.85 @ 89 mph,1.98 60 ft.
With ZEX 85 hp ZEX 13.09 @ 103 mph, 1.81 60ft.
86 Pontiac Trans Am
225/50/15 GForce Drag Radials
305 peanut cammed 15.29 @ 88 mph
http://home.cinci.rr.com/mistab0ne/
"Burak S." <p959t@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Short shifter by DC sport for my honda accord 97 ex the place wanted $125
is
> that too much? And would it doany good adding that peace?
>
>

stock shifter does just fine. Besides with a short shifter most drivers get
too agressive and end up destroying the synchros.

If I can out shift the tranny with a stock shifter, why goto a short
shifter?

I do have a Edelbrock shifter on my other car, only because the oring
bushings rotted away.

--
Charles Tague
93 Honda Civic DX HB
1.6L SOHC VTEC 14.85 @ 89 mph,1.98 60 ft.
With ZEX 85 hp ZEX 13.09 @ 103 mph, 1.81 60ft.
86 Pontiac Trans Am
225/50/15 GForce Drag Radials
305 peanut cammed 15.29 @ 88 mph
http://home.cinci.rr.com/mistab0ne/
"Me" <nathandeunk1@.dontmailme.cox.net> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 20 Aug 2003 03:58:04 GMT, "Mista Bone"
> <MistaB0ne@cinci.rr.com> wrote:
>
> >short shifters are a purely cosmetic add-on
>
> Hmmm, must not own one then. I LOOOOOVE mine. It's the best mod I've
> done. It completely changed my driving behaviour. I love the
> snick-snick feel, but it might be partly due to the polyurethane
> bushing they gave me. I paid $45 for an OBX short shifter with a
> Type-R knob and the bushing for my 94 Civic coupe.
>
> Nate

Mista Bone wrote:
> stock shifter does just fine. Besides with a short shifter most drivers get
> too agressive and end up destroying the synchros.
>
> If I can out shift the tranny with a stock shifter, why goto a short
> shifter?
>
> I do have a Edelbrock shifter on my other car, only because the oring
> bushings rotted away.
>
> --
> Charles Tague
>

Eh? How does one destroy synchros by aggressive shifting?

you end up shifting faster than the tranny can handle.

With a short shifter, you hand must move at about 2/3's speed as compared to
a stock shifter. Most people end up shifting at their normal speed, forcing
the synchros, which wears them out very quickly.

--
Charles Tague
93 Honda Civic DX HB
1.6L SOHC VTEC 14.85 @ 89 mph,1.98 60 ft.
With ZEX 85 hp ZEX 13.09 @ 103 mph, 1.81 60ft.
86 Pontiac Trans Am
225/50/15 GForce Drag Radials
305 peanut cammed 15.29 @ 88 mph
http://home.cinci.rr.com/mistab0ne/
"alan" <acfang@yahoo.do_not_spam_me.com> wrote in message
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> Mista Bone wrote:
> > stock shifter does just fine. Besides with a short shifter most drivers
get
> > too agressive and end up destroying the synchros.
> >
> > If I can out shift the tranny with a stock shifter, why goto a short
> > shifter?
> >
> > I do have a Edelbrock shifter on my other car, only because the oring
> > bushings rotted away.
> >
> > --
> > Charles Tague
> >
>
> Eh? How does one destroy synchros by aggressive shifting?
>

Mista Bone wrote:
> you end up shifting faster than the tranny can handle.
>
> With a short shifter, you hand must move at about 2/3's speed as compared to
> a stock shifter. Most people end up shifting at their normal speed, forcing
> the synchros, which wears them out very quickly.

More likely the damage is done with poor clutch/shift coordination.

I have to agree with those who like them. I put one in my wagon and
enjoy the shorter throw.

-Speedy Pete